Dive deeper with the reference documentation sidebar

There are a wide variety of resources available for those learning about the AdWords API, but since they’re spread out across multiple sites it’s not always easy to find the information you’re looking for. While we acknowledge the need for these multiple sources, we knew we could do more to bring together our content from Blogger, YouTube, Google Code, and Twitter. We saw the official reference documentation as a good home for the information, and so we’ve added a new sidebar to the service-level pages that displays related material.

The code examples are pulled from our client libraries, and they provide concrete examples of the services in action. The blog posts are pulled from this blog, and contain deep dives into the services, explaining the behaviors and use cases they are suited for. The videos are pulled from our YouTube playlist, and feature recordings from our developer workshops across the world. The tweets are pulled from our @adwordsapi account, and often contain short tips on how to use the services more efficiently.

The sidebar uses the Google Feeds API to pull data from our multiple repositories, meaning that new content will be automatically displayed as soon as it becomes available. We hope that this sidebar leads to more efficient and effective development against the AdWords API, and if you have feedback or further ideas please reach out to us on the forum.

- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team

Discover v2009: New Examples in Client Libraries

Our Discover v2009 series has focused on introducing you to the new services and objects that come with the update to the API. And while we hope these posts have been informative we know there is nothing like running a code example yourself to bring the concepts to life. That's why we've spent the last few weeks completely re-hauling the examples in our client libraries to provide a more complete set of sample code to try out. The following client libraries now have over 30 examples for the v200909 version of the API:

• Java
• .NET
• Python
• Ruby
• PHP

If you haven't tried out the v2009 API there is no better time to get started. With our client libraries you can go from download to making requests in under five minutes, and the built-in logging and utility classes make learning v2009 a breeze. Many client libraries (Java, .NET, Python, and Ruby) even come bundled with v13 support, allowing you to take advantage of new v2009 features without having to update your entire application at once.

As always, we are here to answer your questions, collect feedback, and assist with migration to the v2009 API.

- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team